Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / January 2004

I've been lurking (and posting) in this group off and on since 1998. I
was thinking that maybe I'd start coming in regular again!
Our herd:
Benji (4 1/2 years old)

Susie my 3 year old boar has developed laboured breathing over the past few
hours and is laid on my knee at the moment very subdued - not like him at all.
I have just sent my partner out to get celery and other diuretic foods for
susie to see if these will help - does anyone have ...

 Well, my good intentions of adopting a shelter ferret were blown out of
the water last Saturday.
 After an afternoon of shopping with the keeper, we decided to stop by a
pet shop to which we had been given a gift card.  Of course I had to look at

Well, we're pretty sure now that Hermione is pregnant - she now weighs more
than Hairy and is getting "bulgy".
Regulars will recall that we had Hairy fixed last month but they shared
quarters for a month or two before the surgery and also after surgery.

in the Dallas area.  daughter has owned and loved these 3 very much but is
not able to spend time with them as she'd like.  they need to be in a good
home.  one is 2, the other 2 are a year and a half old or so.
free w/cage etc.  please email if interested.

Hi group,
Thought I'd share some of our latest developments with you. I had all of my
3 males castrated in the past few months, two of them are OK, but the third
one, Sebastiaan, developed an abcess after the castration. The night when he

I've had Princess back at my place for about a week and a half now.  It
seems that the stay with my friend and her 4yo daughter has tamed my
Princess somewhat; she's easier to catch and more sociable when being
held!  :)

Just wondering if anyone can shed any light upon some strange behaviour
currently exhibited by my female Himilayan, Fern.
She's lived contentedly with Weeble for a good couple of months now, and
both girlies tend to be fairly peaceful together, though Fern's the more

Hazel took one of her downward turns on Friday, and is still doing poorly.
(I was somewhat surprised that she was still alive this morning, and was
shocked when my son called me this afternoon to say she was still going,
though somewhat feebly.)

Does anyone know if GP's see colors or just black n white ??? My grandson
wants to know
don

Well, Hermione is still very much "in a family way" and I'm looking forward
to being the proud poppa soon!
Here's a link to our very own slide show (click on any of the thumbnails for
a larger version).  You can also go through the full show by clicking on the

  Has anyone had any experience of their piggie having an abcess - my
piggie has a large swelling under her neck which i have just noticed - i am
taking her to the vet first thing tomorrow but would like to hear from
anyone who has experienced this. the books all indicate an abcess ...

I have 6 piggies 1 female 1yr old, 1 male 1 yr old, 1 male 6 month old, 3
female 2 months old. Unfortunately I need to get rid of them because of
allergies. Any help would be appreciated.
Email for Photos and more info at michaelfranko@comcast.net

I'm thinking of getting a Guinea pig & would like to do my research before
getting one....Thank you
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Vincent  6/27/01  

Hello dear group!
I'm back!  Whew!  France Telecom took over two weeks to get my telephone
line hooked up to my new apartment.
I had over 1000 emails waiting for me!  Still have lots of cleaning to